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Gardening, Christmas in the American South

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jeff Abt
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  I have the tiniest garden at my home here in Nacogdoches, so space is highly valued. Each plant must earn its keep. As a consequence when I was choosing a camellia, I determined to find an exquisite, Christmas blooming … Continue reading →

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Desiccated

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Jeff Abt
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What is a mushroom?

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Jeff Abt
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  These beauties appeared like magic in my lawn the other day, no doubt stimulated by our recent rains. I wish I knew their name. After looking through my guide books,  I’m still not for sure of their identification.    Photo … Continue reading →

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Horticultural architecture

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Jeff Abt
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Elephant’s Ear  Alocasia macrorrhiza … Plants are often feats and triumphs of fantastic design. Leica M10 with/35mm Cron.

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Hibiscus coccineus ‘Lone Star’

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Jeff Abt
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Hibiscus coccineus ‘Lone Star’ This tall perennial Hibiscus with maple-like leaves is a trouble free garden plant. It is a little-known cultivar that has pure white flowers rather than the standard red. Grows well in wet to moist soil in … Continue reading →

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Flowering Crab Apple

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Jeff Abt
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Flowering Crab Apple   Malus spp. I do not know the name of this cultivar. There are hundreds of species and hybrids. This double flowered version is, I seem to remember,  a French hybrid. There is a native East Texas species- Malus angustifolia. Crab … Continue reading →

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Thankful Coming and Going

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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It’s been a tough year. As you dig through the year, it seems like there’s been trouble and heartache in layer after layer. Sometimes the soil has been rocky, sometimes dry and hard. Other times it’s been overly soggy and … Continue reading →

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A movie For Some Cold Winter Evening

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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“Glorious salvia which keep going until the first frost takes them.” We had wonderful rains this past week. I hardly stirred outside the whole day. A trip out to the mailbox in my Wellies was just about my only contact … Continue reading →

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Dahlias…slipping in and out of my life.

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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Plants, like people, come and go in our lives. Sometimes an odd jostling of our memories bring back to us people and plants we had forgotten. So, last week when we talked about zinnias, mentioning that some are known as … Continue reading →

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